Fritz Weaver

Biography

Fritz William Weaver (January 19, 1926 − November 26, 2016) was an American actor in television, stage, and motion pictures. He portrayed Dr. Josef Weiss in the 1978 epic television drama Holocaust, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. In cinema, he made his debut in the film Fail Safe (1964) and also appeared in Marathon Man (1976), Creepshow (1982), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Among many television roles, he performed in the movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). He also worked in science fiction and fantasy, especially in television series and movies like The Twilight Zone, 'Way Out, Night Gallery, The X-Files, The Martian Chronicles, and Demon Seed.

Known For

Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order

The Fugitive

The X-Files

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

All Movies (66)

• 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Congressman2016 · as Harlan Lantier
• We'll Never Have Paris2014 · as Phillipe
• The Cobbler2014 · as Mr. Solomon
• Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013 · as Hugo Black
• This Must Be the Place2011 · as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
• Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004 · as Self
• Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor2001
• Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Thomas Crown Affair1999 · as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
• Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women1997 · as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
• Broken Trust1995 · as Lionel Nash
• George Romero's Golden Tales 31995
• Spring Awakening1994 · as Captain Von Koster
• Pointman1994 · as Jason
• Blind Spot1993 · as Simon
• Citizen Cohn1992 · as Sen. Everett Dirksen
• Ironclads1991 · as John Ericsson
• The Three Little Pigs1991
• Tales from the Darkside1990 · as Dr. Fenner
• Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer1990 · as Narrator
• My Name Is Bill W.1989
• The Spirit of Pittsburgh1989 · as Narrator
• Under Siege1986 · as Bernard Hughes
• Power1986 · as Wallace Furman
• The Hearst and Davies Affair1985 · as Arthur Beal
• Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art1983 · as Osiris
• Alice in Wonderland1983 · as Caterpillar
• Creepshow1982 · as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
• Maid in America1982 · as Jonas
• Jaws of Satan1982 · as Pater Tom Farrow
• See China and Die1981 · as Poston
• Nightkill1980 · as Herbert Childs
• Children of Divorce1980 · as Eli Sorenson
• Dan August: Once Is Never Enough1980 · as Dr. Michael Serling
• The Big Fix1978 · as Oscar Procari Sr.
• Captains Courageous1977 · as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
• The Return of Wonder Woman1977 · as Dr. Solano
• Demon Seed1977 · as Alex Harris
• Black Sunday1977 · as FBI Agent Sam Corley
• Marathon Man1976 · as Professor Biesenthal
• The Legend of Lizzie Borden1975 · as Mr. Andrew Borden
• Henry James' The Jolly Corner1975 · as Spencer Brydon
• Give Me Liberty1974 · as George Washington
• A Touch of the Poet1974 · as Cornelius Melody
• The Book of Murder1974 · as Henry
• Antigone1974 · as Creon
• The Day of the Dolphin1973 · as Harold DeMilo
• Shock-A-Bye Baby1973
• Rx for the Defense1973 · as Dr. Daniel Kemper
• Hunter1973 · as Cirrak
• The Female Instinct1972 · as Anton de Tourolet
• Heat of Anger1972 · as Vincent Kagel
• Berlin Affair1970 · as Joe Mallicent
• Company of Killers1970 · as John Shankalien
• A Walk in the Spring Rain1970 · as Roger Meredith
• The Maltese Bippy1969 · as Mischa Ravenswood
• The Crucible1967 · as Reverend Hale
• The Borgia Stick1967 · as Anderson
• To Trap a Spy1965 · as Andrew Vulcan
• The Guns of August1964 · as Narrator (voice)
• Fail Safe1964 · as Col. Cascio
• The Power and the Glory1963
• Jane Eyre1961
• Man from a Missing Land1961 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Battles That Doomed Hitler— · as Narrator (voice)

All TV Shows (92)

• Floating Palaces1996 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Frasier1993 · as Trevor Ainsley
• The X-Files1993 · as Senator Albert Sorenson
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Kovat
• Against the Law1990
• Law & Order1990 · as Nathan Fogg
• Law & Order1990 · as Philip Woodleigh
• Law & Order1990 · as Larry Weber
• Monsters1988 · as Mr. Hallet
• Friday the 13th: The Series1987 · as Asteroth
• I'll Take Manhattan1987 · as Mr. Amberville
• L.A. Law1986 · as Dr. Aaron Pierce
• Matlock1986 · as Pastor James Hubert
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "The Star")
• A Death in California1985 · as Van Niven
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Edwin Dupont
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Dr. Fenner
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Sir Edmund Halley
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Judge Lambert
• Hot Pursuit1984
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Arthur Masefield
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Captain J. Cooly
• The Martian Chronicles1980 · as Father Peregrine
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Princey
• Holocaust1978 · as Dr. Josef Weiss
• The Love Boat1977 · as Mr. Weatherby
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Sen. William Pike
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Dr. Solano
• Petrocelli1974 · as Colonel William Fletcher
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as Laurence Sheffield
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as Jason Matthews
• Kung Fu1972 · as Hillquist
• Delphi Bureau1972 · as Vander
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Ted Whitlock
• Banyon1972 · as Whitney Pemberton
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Dr. Martin Cohen
• Cannon1971
• Great Performances1971 · as Caterpillar
• Great Performances1971 · as Creon
• Night Gallery1970 · as Dr. Mazi
• Dan August1970 · as Dr. Michael Serling
• Room 2221969
• The Mod Squad1968 · as John Palmer
• The Outcasts1968
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Dr. Harvey Danworth
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Walter Scharz
• Mannix1967 · as William Avery
• Mannix1967 · as Dr. Cameron McKenzie
• Ironside1967 · as Paul Friedland
• The Invaders1967 · as Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
• CBS Playhouse1966 · as David Hoffman
• NET Playhouse1966
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Imre Rogosh
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Erik Hagar
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Emil Skarbeck
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as George Berlinger
• Felony Squad1966
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Steven Colton
• The F.B.I.1965 · as John Thomas Whiting
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Paul Winters
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Charles Ridgeway
• The Big Valley1965 · as Burke Jordan
• The Big Valley1965 · as Hebron Grant
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Andrew Vulcan
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Col. Peter Raff
• Espionage1963 · as Richard Keller
• The Great Adventure1963 · as Colonel Thomas Rose
• The Fugitive1963 · as Joe Tucker
• Combat!1962 · as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
• The New Breed1961 · as Arthur Grissom
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Arthur Hobler
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Martin Weir
• The Defenders1961 · as Leo Graves
• The Defenders1961 · as Vincent Kayle
• The Asphalt Jungle1961
• Festival1960 · as Brutus
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as William Sturka
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Chancellor
• The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self - Narrator
• Rawhide1959 · as Jonathan Damon
• DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Charlie Castle
• DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Barsad
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Memoriam (archive footage)
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Marshal Burl Masters
• Omnibus1952
• Omnibus1952 · as Newspaper Photographer
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Dr. Burnham
• Armstrong Circle Theatre1950 · as Milovan Djilas
• Studio One1948 · as George Hanley
• Studio One1948 · as George